Scammers in Bishkek steal 82,550 USDT in exchange fraud
A suspect has been detained in Bishkek over a cryptocurrency exchange scam, in which a victim lost 82,550 USDT, the press service of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Bishkek reported.
A suspect has been detained in Bishkek over a cryptocurrency exchange scam, in which a victim lost 82,550 USDT, the press service of the Main Department of Internal Affairs of Bishkek reported.
Officers from the Drug Control Service, together with police of Zhaiyl district, detained three people suspected of selling cannabis products through Instagram, the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.
Officers from the Drug Control Service detained two suspects and seized over 1.6 kilograms of hashish in Osh region. The Department of Internal Affairs of Osh region reported.
Two local residents have been detained in Alai district of Osh region on suspicion of illegal firearms trafficking. The press service of the Internal Affairs Department of Osh region reported.
Officers from the Drug Control Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Kyrgyzstan detained a 19-year-old resident of the country as part of Canal-Yantarny Bereg anti-drug operation. He is suspected of distributing drugs through stashes in Bishkek.
Foreign citizens and stateless persons who have violated Kyrgyzstan’s migration legislation will be allowed to voluntarily leave the country without fines from July 1 to July 31, the Ministry of Labor reported.
The State Committee for National Security of the Kyrgyz Republic (SCNS) reports the detention of an inspector of the territorial division of the Accounts Chamber of the Kyrgyz Republic for the city of Osh, Osh, Jalal-Abad, and Batken regions for taking a bribe.
In the period from January to May 2026, a total of 16,000 crimes were registered in Kyrgyzstan, representing a 13.5 percent increase compared to the same period last year. The data was reported by the National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan with reference to the Prosecutor General’s Office of Kyrgyzstan.
Talant Skanderbekov, Deputy General Director of Kyrgyzkomur OJSC, has been fired for financial violations at Kara-Keche branch amounting to 24.9 million soms. The joint-stock company announced.
Law enforcement officers detained a foreign national in Osh who had been wanted since 2024 on charges of illegal border crossing.
On June 22, a dispute with gunfire occurred on the grounds of Hawaii recreation center in Tokmok, involving 22 people.
As part of ongoing reforms in the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS), 96 employees have been removed from service. SCNS Deputy Chairman Alisher Erbaev stated during a meeting of the parliamentary committee on international affairs, defense, security, and migration of the Zhogorku Kenesh.
On April 27, 2026, citizen B.E. filed a written complaint with the Department of Internal Affairs of Sverdlovsky district in Bishkek, requesting action against unknown individuals who, posing as employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the State Committee for National Security, and the National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic, had seized his funds through fraud and abuse of trust.
The Cabinet of Ministers of Kyrgyzstan amended the regulations governing the Anti-Terrorism Center of the State Committee for National Security (SCNS), significantly expanding its functions in the fight against not only terrorism but also extremism.
The State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan (SCNS) reported the arrest of a suspected member of Hizb ut-Tahrir al-Islami, a religious extremist organization banned in Kyrgyzstan.
Kazakhstan’s Prosecutor General’s Office extradited a Kazakh woman from Kyrgyzstan to enforce a court sentence handed down 16 years ago, under which she was convicted of smuggling and trafficking large quantities of narcotic substances.
In the village of Bosteri, Issyk-Kul region, employees of the State Tax Service detected a large batch of tobacco products without excise stamps.
On June 15, 2026, the State Committee for National Security of Kyrgyzstan detained M.K.Z., director of the state enterprise Central Laboratory under the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kyrgyz Republic, and placed him in the SCNS pretrial detention facility as part of a criminal investigation into allegations of a scheme to fraudulently register and significantly inflate actual laboratory test results concerning the quality of coal supplied to the Bishkek Heating and Power Plant (HPP).
A suspect has been detained in Uzgen district of Osh region in connection with the killing of a 21-year-old man, police reported. The incident occurred late on the evening of June 15 following a dispute between former classmates.